July 09 OBLC

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I am (hopefully) going to be attending the July 09 OBLC course at FSH. Is anyone else going during this time. I would love to know someone prior to going. I am prior service Army as a LPN, so this is my first stint with the Officer side. If there is anyone who has recently attended OBLC, I would love some feedback. This experience has been quite different than my enlisted one. Not to mention, I got out in 1998, so things have changed. Thanks!

Well I didn't mean BOLC III would be devoid of combat tactics but it is a lot less intensive than BOLC II. And yes every officer should know basic land nav and Infantry lanes, but I understand why they cut out BOLC II for nurses.

Oh and govt sites never work:p

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Specializes in Community/Public Health (HIV/AIDS & CAD).

wiser,

I am a new grad nurse and will be driving to SA in the morning for the 14 Jul course. I also have orders for Landstuhl Germany and I am prior service. I was looking for someone to work with to document our experience for future Army nurses. Would you or anyone else be interested?

God Bless,

Ed :)

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Specializes in NICU,Cardiac Progressive Care.

Hello, I received my orders for OBLC on July 30th. Any and all advice will be appreciated. Also if anyone has a packing list that would be great as well. Thanks littlesiss

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, Home Care, Med-Surg,.
Hello, I received my orders for OBLC on July 30th. Any and all advice will be appreciated. Also if anyone has a packing list that would be great as well. Thanks littlesiss

You can go to the OBLC webiste and click on the tab for "packing list", this will open a document with the list

http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/obc/1OBLC.htm

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Specializes in NICU,Cardiac Progressive Care.

Hopeful thanks the link worked. I have made my flight reservations but am a little confused as if I need to make my hotel arrangements as well. My orders have breaks in the time due to field training. If anyone knows please post. I am not prior service so the codes on the orders are confusing. Thanks everyone for any and all help. If anyone else is going let me know !! Thanks Littlesiss

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I'll be there in Oct. Although, I'm sad that I can't do gold bar recruiting because the department ran out of money. So now I have to find a job to tide me over until I go. I wish I could be working as an RN before the end of December :cry:.

I feel your pain on the Gold Bar recruiting issue. My region even had a few slots open up before the next fiscal year to take on LTs who were waiting in limbo until october...of course, nurse corps officers didn't qualify for that deal. Oh well.

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can a direct commission officer even be a gold bar recruiter? i mean it would kind of weird for a officer with no military experience teaching cadets right?

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I don't think so, now that you mention it. I went through ROTC, so that's different. I know some people from other commisioning routes can do something called " Home-Town Recruiter," which I intend to do between OBLC and PCS

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